T20 World Cup 2026: Jasprit Bumrah doubtful for opening match against USA
The Hindu
Jasprit Bumrah is doubtful for India's T20 World Cup opener against the USA, prioritizing his health for the campaign.
India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is doubtful for the team’s opening T20 World Cup match against the United States on Saturday (February 7, 2026) after feeling slightly under the weather and skipping the training session the previous evening.
With the opening fixture expected to be a one-sided affair, the Indian team management is in no mood to take any risk with its most important fast bowler at the very start of a long campaign, it is learnt.
Bumrah, central to India’s white-ball plans, did not bowl at the nets on Friday (February 6), prompting speculation that he could be rested purely as a precautionary measure. He was running a bit of temperature.
In case the 32-year-old fails to recover in time, Mohammed Siraj, who joined the squad on Friday (February 6) evening, is expected to slot into the playing XI.
However, with Hardik Pandya likely to share the new ball, Siraj might have to operate as the first-change bowler.
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